Necktie holder



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J. L. DORWARD NECKTIE HOLDER 113a Aug. 28, (191 9 k 2 she etwsheet .1

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J. L. DORWARD NEGKTIE HOLDER Filed Aug. 28, 1919 2 sheets-sheet 2INVENTOR.

JATHES L. DORWARD, OF SAN FBANGISQUQ, CALIFORNIA.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

Application filed August 28, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James L. Donwnnn, a subject or Great Britain,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of Calii ornia,have invented certain new and iproveunents in Necktie Holders, whereoi:the following is a specification.

lhis invention relates to improvements in necktie holders, of thecharacter which renders it unnecessary to pass the tie around the neck.Une of the improvements, may, however, be used for other purposes wherea bow is required; this part is called a tie carrier for holding ahandtied bow.

The several improvements embraced in this invention can be usedseparately, and with some existing tie holders, but all of them shouldbe used together, making a much desired combination.

The combined object of this invention is to produce in simple deviceseparable from a collar, a means ready at hand for the optionalformation of a hand formed bow tie in particular and other kinds of tiesin genoral; and their easy attachment, detachment and substitution onefor the other; and the fining of any one of same, in any positiondesired, upon any ordinary turned down collar in common use; thusaccomplishing and imitating by the mechanism of one device, all thecombined optional and desirable functions of ordinary neck band tiesused directly around ordinary turned down collars; with the eliminationof the resultant disadvantages thereof, such as the trouble of repeatedtying and untying of knots, sticking of the neck band around the collar,consequent wear and tear o1"- tie material, soiling of collars, and lossof time in forming and applying.

One object of this invention is to produce a necktie holder, which, bybeing unnoticeable as regards its exposed part enables an attached tieto be worn higher than the Serial No. 320,483.

simultaneously with its quick and easy attachment to any ordinary turneddown collar, which may be already fastened around the neck of thewearer.

Another objert is to provide a means whereby various forms of ties aswell as a particular kind of bow descrioed herein,

can be formed on a single device, thus saving the employment of aplurality of tie carriers for accomplishing the same purposes.

The foregoing objects will be apparent from the subjoined description ofthe drawing, in which the same is illustrated in two sheets, showing anembodiment thereof as it would appear when constructed of sheetmaterial. F or clearness of description, a carrier is that part of a tieholder which carries a tie, and a. holder is that part which holds thecarrier and has a means of fastening to a collar button.

Figure l is a necktie holder, showing fabric impressions.

Figure 2 is a back view of a necktie holder showing the anti-tiltinglugs, 5.

Figure 3 represents the front part of a collar, viewed from the insideof same, and showing the anti-tilting lugs, 55, of the holder, engagingthe bottom edge of the collar.

Figure 4 is a sectional elevation of the holder.

Figures 5, 7, 8 and 9 are views of some modifications of the tiecarrier. Figure 6 is a circular member for forming bows only.

Figure 10 is a front elevation of a tie carrier as is used with anecktie holder.

Figures 11 and 12 illustrate a method of tying a bow on the tie carrier.

Figure 13 shows a back view of the tie carrier and bow.

Figure 14 shows a holder with a carrier with its concave edge uppermost,as for use with a lowcollar.

Figure 15 shows a back elevation of a holder with the carrier reversed,its convex edge being uppermost, as for use with a medium height collar,and shows the alternative fastening points, 9.

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Figure 16 shows a front elevation of a IIQCkLiG holder with the carrierfixed in the top position, for use with a high collar.

figure 17 is an elevation of a modified device consisting of'the holder'and'carrier combined in one piece.

Figure 18 shows a tie holder complete with the bow in the position asworn with a high collar. v

Anoutstanding feature in previous designs ofv necktie holders of theclass which comprise a form shaped to engage under the fold of a turneddown collar, is invisibility when in use, which has been accomplished byhiding the tie holder behind the tie, with the resultant drawback thatthe tie could not be worn at anydesired height above the collar button,as shown performed in Fig. 18, where G is the holder member; thisdesirable result is accomplished by making the holder,unnoticeable, evenwhen visible. by having impressions upon its surface showing below thetie carrier as seen in Figure 18, resembling the make and material ofthe collar with which it is worn,

and, for this purpose, it is madeof celluloid.

or similar plastic material, so as to lend itself to such impressions.Although a bow necktie holder is shown in the drawings, this part of theinvention, namely, the fabric'impressions onthistie holder applies toalltypes in the aforementioned class ofnecktie holders which fasten tothe collar button, as the lower part of the holder can sometimes be seenby a side View, even when a four in hand tie 1S used.

In Figure 1 will be seen a tie holder havv To prevent the "tie' holderfrom. tilting, V anti-tilting lugs or projections, 5,engage' the bottominside edge of'the collar, 7, as seen thus preventing the holder, 6,from tiltlngonthe collar button and tendin, to keep the tie straight.The numeral 8 indicates the outside fold of the'collar.

To form a natural handtied bow necktie which does not require untyingand retying each time it is used, the tie carrier, some modifications ofwhich are: illustrated in Fig 'res5, 7, 8, 9', and 10, is employed; thisC(lnmlStS simply of alongitudinal member formed with a central,apei'ture'll, This aperture should be of'jsuch a s ze and constructionas will permit the two ends of the The central binding loop, A, is shownformed in Figure 11, on the carrier, C, with the ends of the tieextending on each side, the said ends being next doubled and passedthrough the loop, A; F 12, shows one end throu 'hand the other end Babout to be I a passed through.

Figure 18 shows a back view of the tie carrier and bow, and by providingthe" former with suitable means of attachment, it can be used either asan article of adornment; or in dress wear, such as a hat, waist band,hair dress, or for any other purpose where a bow can be used. I I I Inusing the tie carrier for neck wear, it is best to have it oflongitudinal form and curved as illustrated in Fig. 10; the length ofitsupper' edge provides a support for four in hands and other forms ofties, and having also a single central opening, of thecharacterpreviously described, located between its opposed top andbottom edges, the hereinbefore described bow can also be formed on thissame device; thus enabling the user thereof to form various ties on thissingle carrier which hitherto would necessitate the use of two carriersto accomplish the same objects. The length of this member also providesa novel means of using this bow for neckwear, as the fastening points ormeans being attached to the ends of said member, are necessarily wideapart, with the advantage of being well out of sight, see Fig. 18; thisdistance between the fastening points also. provides for a free andclear space behind the middlepart of said tie carrier, whichfacilitatesthe wrapping of tie material around same.

Fig. 14, shows the tie carrier. fastened in the lowest position which issuitable for wear with a low collar; Snap be used as an attaching means.

The fastening points, 9, of the carrier shown in Fig. 10, it will benoticed, are in a relatively higher horizontal plane than the aperture,consequently if the carrier is fixed tothe top fastening points with"its convex edge uppermost, as at Figure 16, =the position is suitablefor a high collar. mediate and lower heights can be attained byutilizing intermediate andlower fastening points in the holder or byreversing the carrier as shown in Figures 14 and 15. or by any othermeans. Although only two fasteners may" lnten v pairs of fasteningpoints are shown, it is obvious that a greater range of adjustment canbe obtained by adding extra pairs of fastening points having the samehorizontal spacing between the units comprising each air.

p Figure 1'? is an alternative one piece de vice for holding a bow tie,but is incapable of adjustment, and for this reason cannot be used witha low collar; it has, however, the aperture, 11, which is one of theimportant features of this invention, and being integral with theholder, requires a slit, 12, below the aperture, of just sufficient sizeto permit one end of the tie to pass through, to facilitate the tying ofthe bow.

Figure 18, shows a necktie holder in use, the holder and carrierassembled as at Figure 16, with a hand tie bow attached as previouslydescribed. A part of the holder, 6 is exposed to View, and has upon thiseX- posed part the fabric impressions 1, imitation stitching 2, alongthe edges, imitation stitching around the button hole 3, together withthe raised margin of the hem 4. In this way it is quite unnoticeable andfeigns to be a part of a collar 8. This feature, it will be noticed,enabling the user thereof to fix the tie at the top of the collar,without attracting attention to the fact that a tie holder of this classis being used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is;

1. The combination in a neck tie holder, of a holder member comprising aform adapted to engage between the folds of a turned down collar, andseparable therefrom, a tie carrier extending across the front of saidholder member in a manner to provide a free passage behind the middlepart of said carrier, and means of fixing said carrier to said holdermember in different positions of adjustment.

2. In a neck tie holder, a holder member comprising a form adapted to befastened on a collar button and under the outside fold of a turned downcollar and separable there from, and provided with a plurality ofsuperimposed pairs of equally spaced fastening points.

3. The combination in a neck tie holder, of a holder member consistingof a form adapted to engage under the outside fold of a turned downcollar and separable therefrom, a tie carrier comprising a member havingcentrally between its upper and lower opposing edges a single openingconstructed to hold tie material crimped in a centripetal manner, andmeans of connecting said members together in different positionsrelative to each other.

4:. A neck tie holder, comprising a holder member consisting of a formadapted to engage under the outside fold of a turned down collar andseparable therefrom, a tie carrier comprising a longitudinal memberhaving centrally between its upper and lower opposing edges a singleopening constructed to hold tie material crimped in a centripetalmanner, and fastening means attached on the ends of said tie carrier andlocated in a different horizontal plane to the centre of the opening,for attaching said carrier to said holder in reversible positions.

JAMES L. DORWARD.

